Alzheimer's Disease May Develop Differently In African-Americans, Study Suggests Black Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer's. Yet black people studied appeared to have lower levels of a toxic substance associated with the disease, researchers say. Jon Hamilton
Waiting In Long Lines For A Salad? You're Not Alone Lines at salad chains in New York City are wrapping around the block, the New York Post reports, as people seek out fresh greens in an effort to live out their healthy New Year resolutions.
Is It A Nasty Cold Or The Flu? Knowing how to differentiate between symptoms of each can be important, especially if you're at high risk for flu's complications. Influenza can lead to pneumonia, hospitalization and even death. Patti Neighmond
Vancouver Fined $60,000 For 2017 Columbia River Sewage Spills Washington state officials have fined the city of Vancouver $60,000 after nearly 600,000 gallons of sewage was released into the Columbia River in 2017. Molly Solomon
How can all kids win at sports? In sports, there are winners and losers. But for kids, the real winners are the ones who are given the opportunity to play in the first place. Bill Radke
A man with disabilities was left at an ER. He stayed there three weeks Adults with disabilities are living in hospitals, because they have nowhere else to go. Kate Walters
Want to know your genetic risks? Try talking, this expert says Have you spit into a tube and mailed it away to learn about your genetic history? Bill Radke
Oregon, Washington Join Appeal Of Affordable Care Act Ruling Attorneys general from Oregon and Washington are joining a court challenge to a lower court decision declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. Ericka Cruz Guevarra
If A Worm Makes You Sick, Can This Cup Of Tea Cure You? The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects 200 million people a year but is deemed a "neglected tropical disease." A new study pays attention, comparing drug treatment with cups of wormwood tea. Jason Beaubien
Emergency Medical Responders Confront Racial Bias In a recent study of patients treated by emergency medical responders in Oregon, black patients were 40 percent less likely to get pain medicine than their white peers. Why? Kristian Foden-Vencil
